CORRIE

Penny looked over to Abel and then back at me, trying to figure out the tension between us. My voice lurched in my throat unable to come out the moment I tried to speak.

"I.." I managed to speak. "The thing is.."

"What's the commotion about?" Emmette's voice blared through the scene. I suck in a deep breath, letting out a sigh of relief as everyone now paid attention to Emmette as he trailed down the stairs. But I wasn't safe yet. Sure, Emmette had taken the attention off me but I still could be dragged back to the center of attention.

"Mr Nash." Penny walked forward, giving him...